HARRODS’ Christmas section has been open for a month, pubs are taking orders for their festive menu — and Camberley Theatre is preparing for panto season.

So the Wicked Queen already made late summer and autumn disappear when she joined fellow characters for the launch of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Well-known faces and panto stalwarts will be treading the boards from December 9 to January 2.

Diane Burke, who played Katie Rogers in Brookside, plays Snow White — her first role outside of Liverpool.

She told the News that although pantomime is “just good, clean fun” it is still challenging.

She said: “With panto, or something with a long run, you can get so used to it that you can almost forget it. The fear is of getting too complacent. You’ve always got to keep on top of your game and approach it like it’s your first performance.”